Random Finite Sumsets and Product Sets in Subsets of the Natural Numbers

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Main Authors: Chakraborty, Sukrit, Goswami, Sayan, Patra, Sourav Kanti
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author Chakraborty, Sukrit
Goswami, Sayan
Patra, Sourav Kanti
author_facet Chakraborty, Sukrit
Goswami, Sayan
Patra, Sourav Kanti
contents We investigate the occurrence of additive and multiplicative structures in random subsets of the natural numbers. Specifically, for a Bernoulli random subset of $\mathbb{N}$ where each integer is included independently with probability $p\in (0,1)$, we prove that almost surely such a set contains finite sumsets (FS-sets) and finite product sets (FP-sets) of every finite length. In addition, we establish a novel connection between Hindman's partition theorem and the central limit theorem, providing a probabilistic perspective on the asymptotic Gaussian behavior of monochromatic finite sums and products. These results can be interpreted as probabilistic analogues of finite-dimensional versions of Hindman's theorem. Applications, implications, and open questions related to infinite FS-sets and FP-sets are discussed.
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spellingShingle Random Finite Sumsets and Product Sets in Subsets of the Natural Numbers
Chakraborty, Sukrit
Goswami, Sayan
Patra, Sourav Kanti
Combinatorics
Probability
05D10, 11B75, 60C05
We investigate the occurrence of additive and multiplicative structures in random subsets of the natural numbers. Specifically, for a Bernoulli random subset of $\mathbb{N}$ where each integer is included independently with probability $p\in (0,1)$, we prove that almost surely such a set contains finite sumsets (FS-sets) and finite product sets (FP-sets) of every finite length. In addition, we establish a novel connection between Hindman's partition theorem and the central limit theorem, providing a probabilistic perspective on the asymptotic Gaussian behavior of monochromatic finite sums and products. These results can be interpreted as probabilistic analogues of finite-dimensional versions of Hindman's theorem. Applications, implications, and open questions related to infinite FS-sets and FP-sets are discussed.
title Random Finite Sumsets and Product Sets in Subsets of the Natural Numbers
topic Combinatorics
Probability
05D10, 11B75, 60C05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.01301